CARR, William Guy.Brass Hats and Bell-Bottomed Trousers : Unforgettable and Splendid Feats ofthe Harwich Patrol. First Edition in dustjacket.Hutchinson, London, 1939, CARR, William Guy. Brass Hats and Bell-Bottomed Trousers : Unforgettable and Splendid Feats of the Harwich Patrol. London: Hutchinson & Co., (1939). First Printing. Pp. (4),v-xvi,(2),19-272, frontispiece, + 14 p. of black andwhite plates. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. " In 'By Guess and By God', one of the most exciting and widely read war books, William Guy Carr rendered unforgettable the splendid feats and heroism of the men who manned our submarines. In this volume he has performed an equally valuable service for the men of the Harwich Patrol who did such dangerous and hazardouis work during the war. The Author himself served in the Harwich Patrol, and from his own experience and th statements he has taken from others in the Patrol he has put together a thrilling and fascinating account of the various engagements from the Dogger Bank to Jutland. He includes the official despatches and the list of awards made to officers and men. To the general reader this book provides amazing actino, unique thrills andan almost unparalleled story of grim heroism. To the student of naval tact ics the book will be a mine of vital information and an important source ofreference." - from the dustjacket. 1944 London acquisition note to flyleaf , light sunning to top edge of spine, else very good in spine-chipped, nicked dustjacket. 75.00

CARTER, George Goldsmith CALLENDER, Geoffrey, Sir (intro)Looming Lights. 1st UK in dj. Constable, London, 1945, CARTER, George Goldsmith. Looming Lights. [Dustjacket adds the sub-title: Atrue story of the Lightships]. With an introduction by Sir Geoffrey Callen der. (L.): Constable, (1945). First UK Edition. Pp. 167. 8vo, blue cloth. Law 1204. The lightships served as a more than adequate substitute for lighthouses, when there was no firm surface on which to build lighthouses. Serving the same purpose as their land borne brethren, the lightships helped to keep mercantile, naval, and personal vessels away from dangerous coastline.This volume contains many stories involving the lightships. "The coastwise lights of Britain are immortal. To-day they sleep, but the hour will surel y come when once again they will sweep the darkening sky, pointing, guiding, warning; a symbol of hope, deliverance, and justice to humanity." - from the epilogue. Very minor edgewear, inked inscription and bookplate to ffep,else vg in nicked, price-clipped dj. 40.00

CARTER, George Goldsmith CALLENDER, Geoffrey, Sir (intro)Looming Lights. 1st UK no dj. Constable, London, 1945, CARTER, George Goldsmith. Looming Lights. With an introduction by Sir Geoffrey Callender. (L.): Constable, (1945). First UK Edition. Pp. 167. 8vo, blue cloth. Law 1204. The lightships served as a more than adequate substitutefor lighthouses, when there was no firm surface on which to build lighthou ses. Serving the same purpose as their land borne brethren, the lightships helped to keep mercantile, naval, and personal vessels away from dangerous coastline. This volume contains many stories involving the lightships. "Thecoastwise lights of Britain are immortal. To-day they sleep, but the hour will surely come when once again they will sweep the darkening sky, pointing, guiding, warning; a symbol of hope, deliverance, and justice to humanity." - from the epilogue. Corners bunped, rubbed, gift inscription, else vg. 30.00

CARTER, George Goldsmith CALLENDER, Geoffrey, Sir (intro)Looming Lights. Readers Union in dj.Readers Union and Constable, London, 1947, CARTER, George Goldsmith. Looming Lights . With an introduction by Sir Geoffrey Callender. London: Readers Union and Constable, 1947. Pp. [i]-xxi,(1),1-167(3). 8vo, blue cloth with dark blue lettering and gilt tooling to spine. Law 1204. The lightships served as a more than adequate substitute for lighthouses, when there was no firm surface on which to build lighthouses. Serving the same purpose as their land borne brethren, the lightships helpedto keep mercantile, naval, and personal vessels away from dangerous coastl ine. This volume contains many stories involving the lightships. "The coastwise lights of Britain are immortal. To-day they sleep, but the hour will surely come when once again they will sweep the darkening sky, pointing, guiding, warning; a symbol of hope, deliverance, and justice to humanity." - from the epilogue. Top edge spotted, front board very slightly splayed, elsevg in rubbed, nicked dj. 15.00

CATHERALL, Arthur DRIGIN, S.Lost With All Hands. red cloth, in dj.Thomas Nelson, London, 1950, CATHERALL, Arthur. Lost With All Hands. Illustrated by S. Drigin. London : Thomas Nelson, [ca 1950]. Pp (4),v-vii,(1),9-199,(1). 8vo, red cloth. In the Apex Series. A novel concerned with the conduct of the Blackball Annie's (a British steam trawler) mysterious cook's assistant, who is apparently connected to the loss of four other vessels and their crews. Owner's name and"Xmas /55" on flyleaf, else vg in torn dj (now protected). 25.00

CAWTHORNE, NigelHistory of Pirates : Blood and Thunder on the High SeasCapella, Toronto, 2004, ISBN:1841931829 CAWTHORNE, Nigel. A History of Pirates : Blood and Thunder on the High Seas. (Toronto): Capella, (2004). Pp. (1)-240. Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated black card covered boards. "The pirates, their weapons, their ships, their victims, and their hideouts" are presented in this volume. Contents: The Victims; The Privateers; The Buccaneers; 'The Richest and Wickedest City in theNew World'; The Weapons; The Ships; Life Aboard the Pirate Ships; Captain Kidd and the Lure of the Orient; The Suppression of Piracy; The Swashbuckling Continues. Vg. 15.00

CHATTERTON, E. KebleAuxiliary Patrol Sidgwick and Jackson, 1923, CHATTERTON, E. Keble. The Auxiliary Patrol. L: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1923. Pp 332, frontis., 31 leaves plates. 8vo, blue cloth. An account of Britain's "improvised navy"of the Great War in which Chatterton's usual authority is augmented by his own service as C.O. of several of its miscellaneous craft. Contents include: "How It Began"; "Carrying On"; "Trawlers and Drifters"; "The Auxiliary Patrol and the Submarine Blockade"; "At the Dardanelles and Elsewhere"; "Mine-Sweepers and Motor Craft"; "Submarines and the Auxiliary Patrol"; "Raids in the Straits"; "The Great Crisis"; "Destroyers of Drifters"; "Patrols and Convoys"; "Patrol Adventures"; "The Fruits of Success"; "The Great Surrender"; "The Operations Against Zeebrugge and Ostend"; "The Last Phase". With appndixes. Slightly rubbed with very slight wear to extremities, a couple spots of light soiling, else vg. Ex-libris Royal Forth Yacht Club, Edinburgh (bookplate, blindstamp). 100.00

CHATTERTON, E. KebleBattles by Sea. US no dj Macmillan, 1925, CHATTERTON, E. Keble. Battles by Sea. N.Y.: Macmillan Co., 1925. Pp 271. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth. Contents : Part I - The Galley Period : Battle of Salamis; Battle of Actium; Battle of Lepanto; Part II - The Sailing-Ship Period : The Armada Operations; Battle of the Saints; Battle of the Glorious First of June; Battle of St.Vincent; Battle of the Nile; Battle of Trafalgar; Part III - The Age of Steam : Battle of Lissa; Battle of Tsushima; Battle of the Falklands. Spine label chipped, else vg. 35.00

CHATTERTON, E. KebleRomance of Sea Rovers : An Account of the Stirring Adventures of Sea Roversfrom the Times of the Pheonicians, Egyptians & Vikings, through the Elizab ethan & All Other Eras of Maritime Roving Down to the Present Day. AS IS.Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., London, 1928, CHATTERTON, E. Keble. The Romance of Sea Rovers : An Account of the Stirring Adventures of Sea Rovers from the Times of the Pheonicians, Egyptians & Vikings, through the Elizabethan & All Other Eras of Maritime Roving Down tothe Present Day. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, MDCCCCXXVIII [1928 ]. Pp. (10),11-[309],(11) of ads, frontispiece, + 15 leaves of black and white plates, with more line drawings to text. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial blue cloth with white lettering to front board and spine, gilt decoration to spine. Contents: 1. The Earliest Sea Rovers; 2. Sea Roving in the Mediterranean; 3. The Viking Sea Rovers; 4. Mediaeval Sea Rovers; 5. A Famous Sea Rover; 6-7. Sea Roving with the Elizabethan Seamen; 8. Sea Roving in the Seventeenth Century; 9. Sea Roving with Anson; 10. Voyaging with Captain Cook; 11. Privateering in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; 12. American Privateers; 13. Sea Roving in the Days of Oak and Hemp; 14-16. Sea Roving inthe Smuggling Days; 17. Sea Roving in the Golden Age of the Sailing Ship; 18. The Cruise of the Emden; 19-20. The Cruise of the Seeadler; 21. How theBritish Merchantman Romaed the Seas in Wartime; 22. The Tramp Steamer: The Great Sea Rover Always; 23. How the Sailing Ship Still Roams the Sea; 24-2 5. Sea Rovers of To-day in Small Sailing Craft. CHAPTER 11 FORCIBLY REMOVED(pp. 125-134; cut out with scissors), but otherwise a bright, tight, clean copy. As is. 25.00

An account of the 1914-1917 operations of the Royal Navy monitor Severn in East African waters, and particularly her destruction of the German light cruiser Königsberg, treated also in Chatterton's 1932 book The "Königsberg" Adventure.

"HMS Severn was a 1,260-ton Humber-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Originally built by Vickers for Brazil, she was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1914 on the outbreak of the First World War along with her sister ships Humber and Mersey. She had been christened Solimoes by the Brazilians, but was renamed by the British. Severn had a relatively successful career during the First World War with at least three engagements. At the Battle of the Yser in 1914, off the coast of Belgium, she bombarded German troops as well as artillery positions. On 10 October 1914, she survived an attack by the submarine U-8 when a torpedo passed under the shallow draught vessel. In early 1915, the twin turret was removed and replaced by two shielded single 6 inch guns fore and aft. In July 1915, the monitor was towed to the Rufiji River delta in German East Africa where she and Mersey then assisted in the destruction of the German light cruiser Königsberg.

She was sold for breaking up on 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward, of Preston, and arrived at their yards on 23 March 1923."